supply chain

• Apple Alone in Factory Audits

  By Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows, Bloomberg  |  February 28, 2012

  Tech rivals aren’t rushing to follow Apple’s lead in assessing plants in China.

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  Change Grabs China

  By John Hintze  |  February 1, 2012

  Financial liberalization makes doing business in China easier, but major economic and political shifts loom.

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  Supply Chains Stressed in 2011

  By Susan Kelly  |  December 12, 2011

  Companies face complex risks and costlier insurance. (John Dempsey of Dempsey Partners)

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  Gold AHA Winner in Enterprise Risk Management

  By Staff Writer  |  November 1, 2011

  Mayo Clinic's own data-mining software spots credit card abuse. (Linda Unterborn and Erich Heneke)

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  So Long, Just-in-Time Inventory

  By John Hintze  |  October 1, 2011

  Supply chain complexity and multiple risks demand a new approach. (Ingram Micro's Robert Gifford)

• Worldly Supply-Chain Execs Wanted

  By John Hintze  |  September 30, 2011

  Broad experience in demand rather than silo specialties.

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  Greener Frontiers

  By Anne Field  |  August 1, 2011

  Cutting-edge companies like NRG Energy, Jones Lang LaSalle, SAP, VF Corp. and Starbucks confront climate change. (Lauralee Martin of Jones Lang LaSalle)

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  Sweet Notes on Supply Chain Finance

  By Hilary Johnson  |  June 20, 2011

  Big Lots Treasurer Jared Poff rolls out financing option for suppliers.

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  Crisis Mode in Japan

  By Richard Gamble  |  June 9, 2011

  Treasury pros had to move quickly to shore up liquidity and investigate supply chain damage.

• Crisis Mode in Japan

  By Richard Gamble  |  June 1, 2011

  To keep operations running, treasury pros had to move quickly to shore up liquidity, cover currency exposures and investigate supply chain damage. Now comes the recovery.